"Lockwood and Co." is one of the most successful young adult novel series of all time. The Creeping Shadow, the fourth entry in that series which was published in September 2016, once again follows the namesake Lockwood and Co., a group of young kids who fight spirits. In The Creeping Shadow, Lucy, the leader of the aforementioned Lockwood and Co., decides to start a freelance investigator and spirit fighter career. One day, Lockwood enlists Lucy and her band of misfits to remove the source from the infamous Brixton Cannibal. The task is hazardous, but the payoff after they complete the task is very high. As their adventure unfolds, Lucy and her team face tremendous danger and uncover that things are not what they seem to be. Someone is manipulating them.
A series on Netflix entitled Lockwood and Co., which is based on Stroud's series, was released on Netflix in late January 2023. The series, like the novels which preceded it, received incredibly positive reviews. The popularity of the books is reflected in the series: the series is a bestseller and has received positive reviews from critics and audiences alike. The Creeping Shadow is no exception. When it was published in 2016, the novel sold several copies and received positive reviews. In their review of the series and novel in particular, Common Sense Media wrote that "Consistently great ghost series keeps the scares coming [in The Creeping Shadow].
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